(a)

Waterfront. You'an Houding House.

Dr. Matthew, who has a white beard, is old, but he is very well maintained, energetic, and clear-headed. Adhering to the heart and habits cultivated after many years of service in Tai Hospital, he is humble, kind and taciturn, which seems to make people feel both friendly and relieved.

When he saw that the ceremony was over, he sat down to check your pulse. During his treatment, Xu Zaitian stood silently on the side, carefully observing your complexion and demeanor. Although your body is weak and it is difficult to sit up, Xu Zaitian believes that you are slowly recovering and improving, and he does not see the shadow on the face of the dying man. He firmly believes that your recovery is only a matter of time. Sun Zhanming took refuge in you, so that his thoughts in the future would not be affected by your body.

After Dr. Matthew's diagnosis and treatment, he prescribed a prescription on the spot, and Ding Youren immediately sent someone to fry it and send it over. After drinking a dose of decoction, the headache that has plagued you for many days will be immediately relieved. You feel a sense of relief in your skull that you haven't felt in more than a day, and your whole body is refreshed a little.

Xu Zaitian respectfully said on the spot that Dr. Matthew is willing to stay by your side all the time, accompany you, consolidate the treatment effect for you, and speed up your recovery. After you take a dose of decoction, you already know that Dr. Matthew's medical skills are excellent, and he can be compared to Master Daoji in Qingchuan. Before Dr. Matthew arrived, my uncle saw that you had an unbearable headache these days, and was discussing with you whether to go to Qingchuan again to ask your master and brother to help. You feel that repeatedly bothering the master to travel long distances and work hard to help you is really losing the way of the disciple's servant, and you are hesitating and hesitating. Now that Dr. Matthew has come to the door and offered to be by his side, you think it's really a relief in the snow. With Dr. Ma by your side, you don't have to travel long distances to Qingchuan to work for Master and Senior Brother again, you don't have to mess with their deaths, and you don't have to let them worry about your safety. It's the best of both worlds. You are very grateful to Sun Zhanming for this thoughtful gift.

After Uncle and Wu Shun led Dr. Ma to settle down and rest, only you and Xu Zaitian were left in the room.

This was the first meeting between your guests and hosts, and it was the beginning of your deep friendship.

(b)

You asked Xu Zaitian's name in a low voice. Xu Zaitian respectfully signed up for another salute.

When you hear this, you say, "I have heard of the sir's name." In the Qingfeng Village camp before, there were many letters exchanged with General Sun, all of which were ghostwritten by Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu has a good handwriting and a good article. ”

Xu Zaitian said respectfully: "The hussar general has won the award." ”

You politely invite Xu Zaitian to sit down and speak. You said kindly: "At that time, I was still thinking in my heart that one day I would ask Uncle Sun to cut my love, and Mr. Jiang would also lend me a few days to help me deal with the official documents of all parties." ”

Xu Zaitian bowed down and thanked him humbly: "How dare you, how dare you." ”

Leaning on the pillow and resting for a while, you said again: "Mr. Xu is here, in addition to recommending Dr. Matai's medical skills to me, presumably, it also means that Uncle Sun has other advice, right?" ”

Xu Zaitian said: "The hussar general really understands people. ”

You say, "Then, Mr. Xu also saw that I had retreated and listened to me." Mr. Xu, don't look like a hussar general, Uncle Sun and I have been friends for many years, and I am a nephew. is so solemn, but it seems that they are separated from each other. ”

Xu Zaitian then changed his title and said, "Young boy, I came here to bring two kinds of medicine. A medicine, the young man has tried it just now, and it can solve the young man's head disease. Another medicine can solve the child's heart disease. ”

You say, "Oh? Pls sir, what heart disease do I have? ”

Xu Zaitian said: "With all due respect, although the young man's early battle was beautiful, it was not perfect. Although with the war in the early stage, the young prince is now famous all over the world, but in the young son's own heart, he is not satisfied with the early war situation. Because, in these battles in the early stage, although the young son won by surprise, it was too hard to win. ”

He said: "The reason why the young boy won so hard is because in the chess game on the northern front, the chess pieces that the young boy can control now are still too few, which is equivalent to only relying on the pawns crossing the river to compete with the enemy, almost with bare hands against the enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops. In such a situation, every victory is extremely difficult. The mental and physical strength required by the young boy is unimaginable. ”

Xu Zaitian said: "If this situation continues, even if the young son is young and strong, his mental and physical strength will eventually be exhausted one day." Moreover, this method of warfare is not enough to solve the fundamental problems of the northern front, and it is not a long-term strategy. ”

Xu Zaitian's opening remarks, in just a few words, spoke to your heart. Now you feel more and more that you didn't look away at the beginning, Xu Zaitian, the master, is really useful, and he is full of talent as a minister.

You say, "Mr. Xu is right. According to Mr. Xu's opinion, how is the long-term strategy for the battle situation on the northern front? ”

Xu Zaitian said: "Actually, the young man already knows this long-term strategy in his heart. Therefore, the young prince will personally go to the rescue of Wangyuan Pass, and invite the defenders of Yantang Pass to participate in the battle of Linshui, and will also send the two daughters of King Khan to Yantang Pass. ”

"The young boy has already seen that on the northern line, Yantang and Wangyuan are equivalent to a pair of horses on the chess game, which is used well, full of life, not used well, and passive everywhere. But the young boy was unable to use the two horses. Wangyuan Pass was under the control of the Northern Han Dynasty, so let's not talk about it for the time being. Let's look at Yantang Pass, in the early war, the horse of Yantang Pass has always been a dead horse, and it has hardly played any role. ”

"Whether it is the loss of Huangsangyukou, the fall of Zhuangji, or the battle of Linshui, Yantang Pass has been closed to news, slow action, no cooperation, not to mention the initiative to break the situation, there are strong soldiers and horses, and there is plenty of grain and grass, but it has always been cowered within the city wall, did not play any active role, and did not form protection and support for the ten towns in Lingnan, resulting in the towns being forced to disperse to meet the enemy, and the defense areas of Lingnan were not effectively connected."

"Because the horse in Yantang Pass did not live, Gongzi's two attacks were in a state of complete lack of follow-up cooperation. As soon as they entered the grassland, they were alone in the depths and tired of fighting, because the number of people was small, they could only take advantage of their unpreparedness and run away, although they could disrupt the enemy's deployment and disintegrate the enemy's offensive, but the results of the battle could not be effectively expanded and consolidated. In dozens of days, the young man traveled thousands of miles and killed countless enemies, but he only managed to maintain the battle line in its current state. ”

"The young man's dissatisfaction lies in the fact that he has not been able to advance the battle line to the north even an inch in this operation. Therefore, when the world admired the young man's achievements, the young man did not think that he was victorious. In the young man's opinion, this game is just a draw at most. ”

"The young prince knew very well in his heart that the war in the early stage was just a sudden change of rights and interests, and in order to completely solve the problem of the northern front, it was necessary to be able to use more chess pieces on the chessboard. Therefore, in the next opinion, the goal of the young prince is no longer to take the head of the enemy's general. After the young boy recovers, he will definitely win more chess pieces and more war resources for himself that he can control. ”

Xu Zaitian said: "If Zai Xia is not mistaken, the first thing that the young prince wants to control is the nearest Yantang Pass. ”

You listen to Xu Zaitian's eloquent talk, and you feel that he is really thorough about his thoughts, and every word is in his heart.

You nod and say, "Sir, I'm not mistaken." That's exactly what I had in mind on my way back south. ”

Xu Zaitian said: "However, Childe has a major obstacle here. ”

You say, "What obstacle?" ”

Xu Zaitian said: "This obstacle is: Your Majesty the King of Han will never give Yantang to the prince's rule." ”

You look at Xu Zaitian and say, "Then how do I break through this obstacle?" ”

Xu Zaitian looked at you with burning eyes.

He said, "If Childe wants it, he can only take it himself." ”